Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method

Abstract

An information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing method, determine whether an object to be transported is the passenger or the cargo based on a transportation request requesting transportation of the object to be transported, calculate a driving route candidate that passes through a start point candidate for starting transportation and an end point candidate for ending transportation, extracting a driving route from among the driving route candidate based on a travel time until end of transportation of the passenger who is the object to be transported in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the passenger, and based on a movement cost of the vehicle in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the cargo, and outputting the extracted driving route.

1 . An information processing device comprising:
 a receiver configured to acquire a transportation request requesting transportation of an object to be transported by a vehicle, including type data indicating whether the object to be transported is a passenger or a cargo,   a controller configured to:
 determine whether the object to be transported is the passenger or the cargo based on the type data, 
 calculate a driving route candidate of the vehicle, 
 extract a driving route from among the driving route candidate
 based on a travel time until end of transportation of the passenger who is the object to be transported in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the passenger, and 
 based on a movement cost of the vehicle in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the cargo, 
 
   a transmitter configured to output the extracted driving route, wherein   the controller is configured to:
 set a transportation request related to passenger transportation among the transportation request associated with the driving route candidate as a passenger transportation request, and 
 calculate, as the travel time for each driving route candidate, a time from a timing when the passenger transportation request is acquired to a scheduled timing when transportation related to the passenger transportation request is completed, based on the driving route candidate. 
   
     
     
         2 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to preferentially extract a driving route candidate with a shorter travel time as the driving route, than a driving route candidate with a longer travel time from the driving route candidate, in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the passenger.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to preferentially extract a driving route candidate with a lower movement cost as the driving route, than a driving route candidate with a higher movement cost from the driving route candidate, in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the cargo.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to:   set a latest passenger transportation request among the passenger transportation request as a new passenger transportation request, and   calculate, as the travel time for each driving route candidate, a time from a timing when the new passenger transportation request is acquired to a scheduled timing when transportation related to the new passenger transportation request is completed, based on the driving route candidate.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to:   calculate, as the travel time for each driving route candidate, a value obtained by summing a calculated time over the passenger transportation request, wherein the calculated time is calculated based on the driving route candidate and is a time from a timing when the passenger transportation request is confirmed or a timing when the passenger transportation request is acquired to a scheduled timing when transportation related to the passenger transportation request is completed.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to calculate, as the movement cost for each driving route candidate, a scheduled driving distance or a scheduled driving time during the vehicle travels along the driving route candidate, based on the driving route candidate.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to calculate, as the movement cost for each driving route candidate, a value obtained by summing a scheduled driving distance or a scheduled driving time of the vehicle over entire vehicles, which are calculated based on the driving route candidate.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to:   extract one or more of the vehicles located within a predetermined range from a start point candidate for starting transportation of the object to be transported,   calculate the driving route candidate along which the extracted vehicle travels, and   extract the driving route from the driving route candidate for any of the extracted vehicles.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the transportation request includes a desired end timing at which a user desires to end transportation of the object to be transported,   the controller is configured to extract the driving route from the driving route candidate for which a difference between a scheduled timing when the vehicle arrives at an end point candidate for ending transportation of the object to be transported and the desired end timing is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the transportation request includes a desired start timing at which a user desires to start transportation of the object to be transported,   the controller is configured to extract the driving route from the driving route candidate for which a difference between a scheduled timing when the vehicle arrives at a start point candidate for starting transportation of the object to be transported and the desired start timing is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the predetermined threshold when the object to be transported is the cargo is set larger than the predetermined threshold when the object to be transported is the passenger.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the type data includes at least one of:   information identifying an information terminal that sent the transportation request,   information identifying an application that generated the transportation request, and   information identifying a user operation related to the transportation request.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a database that associates and stores the vehicle and the extracted driving route, wherein   the controller is configured to update the driving route stored in the database each time the driving route is extracted.   
     
     
         14 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 after the controller determines that the object to be transported is the passenger,   the controller:
 calculates the driving route candidate, 
 extracts the driving route candidate in which a maximum number of passengers of the vehicle when the vehicle travels on the driving route candidate is equal to or less than a predetermined number of passengers, based on the transportation request, and 
 extracts the driving route from the extracted driving route candidate based on the travel time. 
   
     
     
         15 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 after the controller determines that the object to be transported is the cargo,   the controller:
 calculates the driving route candidate, 
 extracts the driving route candidate in which a maximum load of the vehicle when the vehicle travels on the driving route candidate is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, based on the transportation request, and 
 extracts the driving route from the extracted driving route candidate based on the movement cost. 
   
     
     
         16 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 after the controller calculates the driving route candidate,   the controller determines whether the object to be transported is the passenger or the cargo,   in a case that the controller determines that the object to be transported is the passenger, the controller:
 extracts the driving route candidate in which a maximum number of passengers of the vehicle when the vehicle travels on the driving route candidate is equal to or less than a predetermined number of passengers, based on the transportation request, and 
 extracts the driving route from the extracted driving route candidate based on the travel time, 
   in a case that the controller determines that the object to be transported is the cargo, the controller:
 extracts the driving route candidate in which a maximum load of the vehicle when the vehicle travels on the driving route candidate is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, based on the transportation request, and 
 extracts the driving route from the extracted driving route candidate based on the movement cost. 
   
     
     
         17 . An information processing system comprising an information terminal operated by a user, a server, and a vehicle, wherein
 the information terminal is configured to send a transportation request requesting transportation of an object to be transported by a vehicle, including type data indicating whether the object to be transported is a passenger or a cargo,   the server includes:
 a receiver configured to acquire the transportation request from the information terminal, 
 a controller configured to:
 determine whether the object to be transported is the passenger or the cargo based on the type data, 
 calculate a driving route candidate of the vehicle, 
 extract a driving route from among the driving route candidate
 based on a travel time until end of transportation of the passenger who is the object to be transported in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the passenger, and 
 based on a movement cost of the vehicle in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the cargo, 
 
 
 a transmitter an output unit configured to output the extracted driving route, wherein 
   the controller is configured to:
 set a transportation request related to passenger transportation among the transportation request associated with the driving route candidate as a passenger transportation request, and 
 calculate, as the travel time for each driving route candidate, a time from a timing when the passenger transportation request is acquired to a scheduled timing when transportation related to the passenger transportation request is completed, based on the driving route candidate. 
   
     
     
         18 . An information processing method comprising:
 acquiring a transportation request requesting transportation of an object to be transported by a vehicle, including type data indicating whether the object to be transported is a passenger or a cargo,   determining whether the object to be transported is the passenger or the cargo based on the type data,   calculating a driving route candidate of the vehicle,   extracting a driving route from among the driving route candidate
 based on a travel time until end of transportation of the passenger who is the object to be transported in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the passenger, and 
 based on a movement cost of the vehicle in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the cargo, 
   outputting the extracted driving route, wherein   the information processing method further comprises:
 setting a transportation request related to passenger transportation among the transportation request associated with the driving route candidate as a passenger transportation request, and 
 calculating, as the travel time for each driving route candidate, a time from a timing when the passenger transportation request is acquired to a scheduled timing when transportation related to the passenger transportation request is completed, based on the driving route candidate.